Project description:Elucidating the genetic control of development of C3 and C4 photosynthesis. Atriplex rosea (C4) and Atriplex prostrata (C3) were studied along a leaf developmental gradient to compare development between C3 and C4. C3 Atriplex prostrata x C4 Atriplex rosea F1 hybrid were studied along the same developmental gradient and will aid in identifying regulatory elements involved in C3 and C4 leaf development.
Project description:Ziziphus nummularia is well distributed in the Thar desert encompassing India and Pakistan. It survives in regions with an average annual rainfall lesser than 100 mm. Transcriptome profiling was done in Z. nummularia genotype CIAHZN-J under control and drought-stress at -0.3MPa. Among the unique transcripts identified, 283 were found to be downregulated and 554 upregulated in comparison to control. The important down-regulated transcripts identified were: LRR receptor like serine/threonine protein kinases, oligo peptide transporter OPT family, myrcene synthase, LRR protein kinase family isoform1, ATP binding cassette transporter, phytochrome kinase, Pectin estrase inhibitor like-35, auxin efflux facilitator isoform 1, multidrug resistance protein, pectin methyl esterase 3 and ABC transporter B family. Similarly some of the upregulated transcripts are: Raffinose synthase family protein, wall associated receptor kinase like, acyl transferase like protein, cadmium/zinc transporting ATPase 3 like, sucrose synthase 6-like, cytochrome P-450 like, phosphatase 2C family protein and TT12-2 MATE transporter. This study will be very useful to identify novel genes that may be involved in drought tolerance of Z. nummularia.
Project description:To investigate the effect of different levels of compost treatment on root gene expression of Atriplex lentiformis, we set up a greenhouse experiment with three treatments of 10% (TC10), 15 (TC15), and 20% (TC20) compost amended, metalliferrous mine tailings. Plants were harvested at ~11 weeks and root samples were flash frozen in liquid nitrogen for RNA-seq analysis. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of 9 root samples from 3 different treatments.
Project description:Elucidating the genetic control of C3 and C4 photosynthesis. Atriplex rosea (C4) and Atriplex prostrata (C3) were at maturity to compare expression between C3 and C4 in leaves, stems, and roots. Their F1 hybrid leaf was studied at maturity and will aid in identifying regulatory elements involved in C3 and C4 leaf development. Two C3 Atriplex prostrata x C4 Atriplex rosea F3 hybrids (F3003 and F3036) were sequenced at a mature leaf stage.
Project description:This study examined the functional response of a host (zebrafish) to implantation of a conspecific or allospecific (goldfish) gastrointestinal (GIT) microbiome followed by diet manipulation and the repercussions of these manipulations on host GIT physiology. Implantation of a native zebrafish biome successfully reintroduced wildtype (WT) communities with the exception of several rare, phylogenetically distant species. Implantation of a foreign goldfish biome created communities that were distinct from WT, suggesting that the seeding community created substantial differences from the native host communities. A mismatched ?natural? diet and an implanted allospecific biome enriched for rarer and more phylogenetically diverse bacteria. Transcriptional changes within the GIT clustered in relationship to biome treatments, mirroring clustering of biome implants. Implantation of an allospecific biome along with an altered diet markedly down-regulated approximately 70% of the transcripts involved in cholesterol biosynthesis, while tissue content analysis revealed an increase in total tissue cholesterol. Furthermore, transcripts involved in lipogenesis pathways were significantly downregulated and correlated with a striking decrease in intestinal lipase activity driven by both biome and diet. Glucose-6P dehydrogenase (G6PD) activities increased during dietary manipulations regardless of biome, while the allospecific biome down-regulated transcripts involved in gluconeogenesis and altered glucokinase (GK) and hexokinase (HK) activities regardless of diet. However, growth rates did not reveal an impact of these responses. Adult zebrafish are unable to reform proportional representation within bacterial communities following transplantation of an allospecific biome resulting in transcriptional and enzymatic alterations for lipid and carbohydrate metabolism that did not affect overall animal homeostasis.